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Managing NSF Phase II grants requires adherence to strict reporting and compliance guidelines. Interim reports must be submitted every six months, detailing progress, challenges, and commercialization efforts, alongside a milestone chart. Failure to meet these requirements may lead to grant suspension or termination. Final reports consist of a technical narrative and a commercialization narrative, due 90 days after grant expiration. Payments are staggered based on satisfactory progress, emphasizing the importance of timely and accurate submissions. Understand the signs of poor awards management to avoid negative consequences.
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Phase II Awards Management Joseph Hennessey Senior AdvisorDivision of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships Engineering Directorate NSF
Phase II Grants General Conditions Interim Reports (6 months) • Maximum 5 pages • Progress, Problems, Commercialization during the period • Update milestone chart with current expenditures • Within 30 days of each 6 month deadline Extensions require the same 6 month interim reporting
Final Report • Technical Narrative (10 pages max.) • Commercialization Narrative (10 pages max.) • Cumulative Milestone Chart Within 90 days from expiration of the grant
Commercialization Outcomes Report • Telephone interview on the 3rd, 5th and 8th anniversary of your award
Payments • 25% at time of award • 20% with satisfactory interim reports • 15% with satisfactory final report Can request a modified payment schedule – ask Program Director We don’t pay you unless you do the work!
Signs of Poor Awards Management • Failure to submit timely reports • Failure to explain deviations • Failure to maintain schedules • Multiple PI changes • Multiple no-cost extension requests
Consequences of Poor Awards Management • Suspend or terminate the grant • Withhold payments • Decline proposed supplements • Decline future Phase I or Phase II awards to the company